For Developers & AI Agents

Connect your AI to
live policy data.

The Govbase MCP server gives AI agents read-only access to U.S. federal policies, congressional data, story bundles, and civic information. 10 tools, no auth required.

Quick start

Connect in 30 seconds

Claude Code

Run this command

claude mcp add --transport http govbase https://api.govbase.com/mcp

Cursor / VS Code

Add to your MCP config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govbase": {
      "url": "https://api.govbase.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Direct HTTP

Endpoint

POST https://api.govbase.com/mcp

Streamable HTTP transport (JSON-RPC 2.0). No authentication required. 100 requests/day per IP.

Available tools

10 read-only tools

Policies

search_policies

Search bills, executive orders, and regulations by keyword, topic, or bill name

get_policy

Get full details on a specific policy including AI analysis, status, and sponsors

get_policy_text

Retrieve the full legislative or regulatory text of a policy

Stories

get_stories

List active story bundles tracking ongoing policy issues

get_story

Get a specific story with its timeline of related policies, news, and social posts

Congress Members

search_members

Search members of Congress by name, state, party, or chamber

get_member

Get detailed info on a specific member including committees and tenure

get_member_vote

Check how a member voted on a specific policy

Civic

get_representatives

Look up elected representatives for a U.S. address (federal, state, local)

get_voter_info

Get polling locations, early vote sites, and upcoming elections for an address

Details

Good to know

Read-only

All tools are read-only. No data can be modified through the MCP server.

No auth required

No API keys or authentication needed. Just connect and start querying.

Rate limited

100 requests per day per IP address. Rate limit headers included in responses.

Live data

The same data that powers the Govbase app and website, updated continuously.

Questions or feedback?

Need a higher rate limit, custom tools, or a partnership integration?

Connect your AI tolive policy data.